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| | Address | | 333 West Wacker Drive, Suite 500 | | Chicago, Illinois 60606 | | (Cook Co.) | | | |
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(Main Office)
| Sanchez Daniels & Hoffman LLP practices in the following areas of law:
Defense Litigation, including Insurance Defense; Products Liability, including automobile, construction, pharmaceutical, medical devices, machines and mechanical devices; Transportation Liability, including automobiles, trucks, aircraft and watercraft; Construction Liability, including contractors, architects and owners; Warranty Liability, including the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act and Lemon Law; Premises Liability, including landlord-tenant and hotel; Professional Liability, including attorneys, engineers, accountants, insurance agents and brokers, physicians and hospitals; Employer Liability, including wrongful termination; Commercial Liability, including breach of contract; Real Estate Liability; Environmental Liability, including pollution and toxic torts; Public Finance, including bond issues. | | Year Established: 1987 | Firm Profile:
Founded in 1987, Sanchez & Daniels has grown from two to 37 attorneys. Saluted for its diversity and professionalism, Sanchez & Daniels maintains its position as the largest minority-owned and controlled law firm in the United States. Sanchez & Daniels is a full-service civil practice litigation law firm. | | Firm Size: 37 | Representative Clients:
Ace Hardware Corporation; Allstate Insurance Company; National Railroad Passengers Corporation (Amtrak); Borden, Inc.; Chevron Corporation; Chicago Housing Authority; Chicago Park District; CPC, International, Inc.; City of Chicago; Daimler Chrysler Corporation; Dayton Hudson; Dominick's Finer Foods, Inc.; Ford Motor Company; Frito-Lay, Inc.; General Mills, Inc.; General Motors Corporation; Hartford Insurance Company; Hughes Aircraft Company; Hyatt Corporation; Advocate Illinois Masonic Hospital; Iowa Interstate Railroad; Iowa Mutual Insurance Company; J.C. Penney Company; Kraft General Foods; Liberty Mutual Insurance Company; Lutheran General Hospital; Marriott Corporation; Marshall Field & Company; McDonald's Corporation; McHugh Construction; Motorola, Inc.; Norwegian American Hospital, Inc.; Option Care, Inc.; Phillip Morris, Inc.; Praxair, Inc.; Quaker Oats Company; Sara Lee Corporation; Simon Property Group; State Farm Insurance Company; Travelers Insurance; Turner Construction; United States of Mexico; USF&G; Waste Management, Inc.; Walsh Construction; Zurich American Insurance Company. | Office Hours:
Monday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
| | MEMBERS OF FIRM | | Manuel "Manny" Sanchez (Managing Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, December 1, 1947; admitted to bar, 1974, Illinois. Education: Northern Illinois University (B.A., 1970); University of Pennsylvania (J.D., 1974). Board of Trustees: Northern Illinois University; Benedictine University; Northwestern Memorial Foundation. Board of Directors: Executives' Club of Chicago; Childrens Memorial Hospital; Steppenwolf Theatre Company; Junior Achievement of Chicago; Chicago United; Wheelabrator Technologies, Inc.; Scholarship Chicago. Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations; Trial Lawyers Club of Chicago; Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel; Defense Research Institute; Society of Trial Lawyers; Hispanic National Bar Association (National Secretary, 1989-1992). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Employment Law; Products Liability; Asbestos Litigation. Email: Manuel "Manny" Sanchez | | Timothy V. Hoffman (Partner) born Evanston, Illinois, December 3, 1958; admitted to bar, 1984, Illinois; 1997, Indiana; 2000, Ohio; 2002, Wisconsin. Education: Indiana University (B.S., with high distinction, 1981); Loyola University of Chicago (J.D., 1984). Author: "Beware of the Super Lien - the Effect of Medicare on Personal Injury Settlements and Judgements." Member: Chicago and Illinois State Bar Associations; Illinois Association of Defense Counsel; Trial Lawyers Club of Chicago. Reported Cases: Stallman v. Youngquist, 531 N.E.2d 355 (1988); Rerack v. Lally, 609 N.E.2d 727 (1992); Bezan v. Chrysler, 636 N.E.2d 1079 (1994); Cruz v. Chrysler, 688 N.E. 653 (1997). Practice Areas: Tort Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Consumer Litigation. | | Edward N. Robles (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois; admitted to bar, 1988, Wisconsin, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: Wright Junior College (A.A., 1980); Loyola University (B.A., 1985); University of Wisconsin-Madison (J.D., 1988). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Insurance Defense. | | Hugh C. O'Donnell (Partner) born Detroit, Michigan, September 10, 1963; admitted to bar, 1989, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. Education: University of Chicago (A.B., with honors, 1985); University of Illinois (J.D., cum laude, 1989). | | John S. Huntley (Partner) born Elgin, Illinois, June 7, 1949; admitted to bar, 1979, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois including Trial Bar. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1971); John Marshall Law School (J.D., with distinction, 1979). Member, The Order of John Marshall. Member, The John Marshall Journal of Practice and Procedure, 1977-1979. Member: Chicago and Illinois State Bar Associations; Defense Research institute (Committees on Employment Law and Products Liability); Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel. Reported Cases: Bohnen Intern. Inc. v. Liberty Mutual Ins. Co., 120 Ill. App. 3d 657 (2nd Dist., 1983); Frazer v. A.F. Munsterman, Inc., 123 Ill. 2d 245 (1985); Zavala v. Powermatic, Inc., 167 Ill.2d. 542 (1st Dist., 1995); Mathis v. Phillips Chevrolet, 269 F.3d 771 (7th Cir., 2001); Equistar Chemicals, L.P. v. BMW Constructors, Inc. 353 Ill.App3d. 593 (3rd Dist., 2004). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law; Employment Law; Construction Litigation. | | John J. Piegore (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, September 12, 1955; admitted to bar, 1981, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois including Trial Bar; 1986, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: Loyola University (B.S., with honors, 1977); Chicago Kent College of Law-Illinois Institute of Technology (J.D., with honors, 1981). Member: Illinois State Bar Association; Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel. Reported Cases: Hernon v. E.W. Corrgian Constr. Co., 149 Ill. 2d 190 (1992); Casualty Ins. Co. vs. E.W. Corrgian Constr. Co., 247 Ill. App. 3d 326 (1st Dist. 1993); Bass vs. Cincinnati, Inc. (Bass I), 180 Ill. App. 3d 1076 (1st Dist. 1989); L-J, Inc. vs. Bituminous Fire & Marine, 366 S.C. 117, 621 S.E.2d 33 (South Carolina Supreme Court, 2005); American Family vs. Michael Savickas, et al., 193 Ill.2d 378, 739 N.E.2d 445 (Illinois Supreme Court, 2000); American Alliance Ins. vs. IARW Ins. Co., 165 F.3d 558 (7th Cir., 1999); Khuans vs. School District 110, et al., 123 F.3d 1010 (7th Cir., 1997); Knoblauch vs. DEF Transport, 86 F.3d 684 (7th Cir., 1996); Czarnecki vs. Goedecke, 339 Ill.App.3d 504, 791 N.E.2d 164 (1st Dist., 2003); West Bend Mutual vs. Mulligan Masonry, 337 Ill.App.3d 698, 786 N.E.2d 1078 (2nd Dist., 2003); Krusinski Construction vs. Northbrook Prop. & Cas., 326 Ill.App.3d 210, 760 N.E.2d 530 (1st Dist., 2001); Puleo vs. McGladrey & Pullen, 315 Ill.App.3d 1041, 735 N.E.2d 710 (1st Dist., 2000); American Country Ins. vs. Hanover Ins., 293 Ill.App.3d 1025, 689 N.E.2d 186 (1st Dist., 1997); Partin vs. St. Francis Hosp., 296 Ill.App.3d 220, 694 N.E.2d 574 (1st Dist., 1998). Practice Areas: Insurance Coverage; Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation; Agents and Brokers Liability; Construction Law. | | Gerald M. Dombrowski (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois; admitted to bar, 1992, Illinois; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: University of Illinois (B.A., 1986); Chicago-Kent College of Law (J.D., 1992). Member: Chicago and Illinois State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Civil Fraud; Construction Litigation. Email: Gerald M. Dombrowski | | Susan K. Chae (Partner) born Seoul, South Korea, March 17, 1967; admitted to bar, 1992, Illinois. Education: Loyola University (B.A., 1989); John Marshall School of Law (J.D., 1992). Member: Chicago, Illinois and American Bar Associations; Korean American Bar Association. Languages: Korean. Practice Areas: Civil Practice; Insurance Defense; Construction Litigation. | | Paige C. Donaldson (Partner) born Burns Flat, Oklahoma; admitted to bar, 1993, Indiana; 1994, Illinois; 1993, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana; 1994, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: Indiana University (B.A., 1989; J.D., 1993). Phi Eta Sigma. Alpha Lambda Delta. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Commercial Litigation. | | Mark E. Winters (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, March 23, 1966; admitted to bar, 1991, Illinois. Education: Northwestern University (B.A., 1988); Loyola University (J.D., 1991). Practice Areas: Products Liability; Entertainment Law; Toxic Torts; Commercial Litigation. | | Hugo Chaviano (Partner) born Havana, Cuba, December 31, 1952; admitted to bar, 1979, Pennsylvania; 1980, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1985, New York and U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: Rutgers University (B.A., 1975); Northwestern University School of Law (J.D., 1978). Adjunct Professor of Law, Northwestern University School of Law. Arbitrator and Mediator, Hispanic Business Magazine, 1997. Listed: 100 Most Influential Hispanics in the United States; Chicago Magazine Illinois Super Lawyers 2005, 2006. Member: American Bar Association (Member, House of Delegates, 1997-1999; Commissioner, Committee on Racial and Ethnic Justice, 1996-2000); Ambassador, Business Law Section, 2000-2002); Hispanic National Bar Association (President 1996-1997); Chicago Bar Association (Chair: Judicial Evaluation, Appellate Review Committee, 1992-1994; Chair, Insurance Law Committee, 1987-1988); Hispanic Alliance for Career Enhancement (President, 1988-1992). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Litigation; Reinsurance; Latin America. | | Larry C. Jurgens (Partner) born St. Louis, Missouri; admitted to bar, 1981, Illinois. Education: University of Illinois (B.S., 1971); Millikin University (B.A., 1972); University of Tulsa (J.D., 1981). Practice Areas: Real Estate Taxation; Employment Claims. Email: Larry C. Jurgens | | Andrew P. Rice (Partner) born Lansing, Michigan, 1971; admitted to bar, 1997, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: Michigan State University (B.A., 1993) DePaul University College of Law (J.D., 1997). Member: Illinois, Chicago and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Personal Injury. | | Rossana P. Fernandez (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois; admitted to bar, 1996, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (B.A., with honors, 1993); I.T.T., Chicago-Kent College of Law (J.D., 1996). Member: Chicago Bar Association; Justinian Society of Lawyers; Hispanic Lawyers Association of Illinois; Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Premises Liability; Transportation Liability; Construction Liability; Insurance Defense; Railroad Liability. | | Emanuel Christopher Welch (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, 1971; admitted to bar, 1993, Illinois. Education: Northwestern University (B.A., 1993); The John Marshall Law School (J.D., 1997). | | Joseph P. Sullivan (Partner) born Detroit, Michigan, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Michigan and Arizona. Education: Michigan State University (B.S., 1982); Wayne State University Law School (J.D., 1985). Member: State Bar of Michigan. Practice Areas: Toxic Tort Defense; Toxic Tort Class Actions; Trucking Liability. | | Ryan J. McQueeney (Partner) born Winston Salem, North Carolina, 1971; admitted to bar, 1997, Illinois and Missouri. Education: University of Illinois (B.A., 1993); DePaul University Law School (J.D., 1996). Practice Areas: Toxic Tort Defense; Insurance Defense; Products Liability. | | OF COUNSEL | | John D. Daniels (Of Counsel) born Brooklyn, New York, February 11, 1939; admitted to bar, 1964, Illinois. Education: Princeton University (A.B., 1961); University of Chicago (J.D., 1964). Member, Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association. Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American (Chairman, Insurance Section Council, 1985) Bar Associations; Society of Trial Lawyers (Board of Directors, 1990-1992); Trial Lawyers Club of Chicago; International Association of Defense Counsel; Illinois Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute; American Board of Trial Advocates. Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Insurance; Tort Defense; Construction Law; Products Liability; Professional Liability. | Other Office Addresses:
Wheaton, Illinois Office: 2100 Manchester Road, Suite 201. Telephone: 630-752-9880. Fax: 630-752-9881.
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